Phoenix

Phoenix is the capital and most populous city of the US state of Arizona. It was founded in 1867 and named for the mythological "phoenix", as it was seen as being born from the ruins of a former civilization. The town grew during the 1870s, and President Ulysses S. Grant issued a land patent for Phoenix on 10 April 1874. On 25 February 1881, Phoenix was incorporated as a city, and it became a trade center during the 1880s due to the growth of the railroad. Phoenix became the capital of the Arizona Territory in 1889, and a canal system turned Phoenix into a thriving farming community with several major crops. Cattle, cotton, citrus, climate, and copper became known as the "Five C's" of Phoenix's economy, remaining the driving forces of the city until after World War II, when high-tech companies began to move into the valley and air conditioning made Phoenix's hot summers more bearable. In 2017, Phoenix had a population of 1,626,078 people.